1 F inally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you it is safe.

¶ It remains, my brethren, that ye rejoice in the Lord. It does not bother me to write the same things to you, and for you it is safe.

2 B eware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.

Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.

3 F or we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;

For we are the circumcision, who serve God in spirit and glory in Christ Jesus, having no confidence in the flesh.

4 t hough I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more:

¶ Though I might also have reason to confide in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:

5 c ircumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;

Circumcised the eighth day, of the lineage of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;

6 c oncerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

concerning zeal, a persecutor of the congregation; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

7 H owever, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ.

But those things which were gain to me, I counted loss for Christ.

8 Y es most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ

And doubtless I even count all things as loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ

9 a nd be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

¶ and be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

10 t hat I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death;

That I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death,

11 i f by any means I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

12 N ot that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

Not as though I had already attained it, either were already perfect, but I follow after, if I may lay hold of that for which I have also been laid hold of by the Christ, Jesus.

13 B rothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,

Brethren, I do not reckon to have laid hold of it yet, but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and extending myself unto those things which are ahead,

14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

15 L et us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.

¶ Let us, therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded; and if in anything ye are otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

16 N evertheless, to the extent that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule. Let us be of the same mind.

Nevertheless, in that unto which we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us have the same mind.

17 B rothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.

¶ Brethren, be imitators of me and consider those who so walk, as ye have us for a pattern.

18 F or many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ;

19 w hose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.

whose end shall be perdition, whose God is their belly and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things).

20 F or our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

21 w ho will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.

Who shall transform our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is also able to subdue all things unto himself.